“The onslaught of commercialization and education deregulation under the Aquino administration has driven not one, but many students to desperation and even death. This is Aquino’s real legacy to the Filipino youth.”
Category: Education
Senators keen to probe military attacks vs Lumad schools
“If this senate hearing pushes through, it will be a good venue to really talk about the issue and to have all the parties involved to face each other.”
‘Military attacks on schools unabated’ – SOS Network
The indigenous children’s right to education continues to be violated, as government seems to be hindering the operations of alternative schools, instead of recognizing their efforts, said the Save Our Schools Network.
K to 12 | ‘A huge step backward’ in science, technology devt
Petitioners said the new education curriculum puts to waste future mathematicians, scientists and engineers as it dilutes the school’s special science curriculum.
Lumad camp out at DepEd Davao City
Lumad chiefs say they will not leave until their children are back in school.
IPs to DepEd: Don’t close schools we built
“We have been waiting all our lives for the government to build a school in our communities, but now that we are able to build schools with our own perseverance, why do they want to close it?”
Protests vs K to 12 mark school opening
“How can the Aquino administration claim that it’s ready for K to 12 when it can’t even provide basic access to schools to millions of children?”
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BulatlatAsks #How was your first day of school?
June 1 marks the start of school calendar in public schools in the Philippines. It is also a day of protest for critics of the government’s K to 12 program.
4th petition vs K to 12 program filed before Supreme Court
The petitioners asked the Supreme Court to “strike down” the K to 12 law for its violation of the constitutional provisions on the right to education, labor, and economy.
Moves to close IP schools insurgency-ops motivated, says group
“The communities, the parents, the students and the school are civilians but they now became the target of the insurgency operations of the government.”
K to 12 mass training | Group denies Cebu school had no aircon
A student Catholic group in the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu city denied that the venue of the K to 12 training where a teacher collapsed had poor ventilation.